Harvey, A.
, Kaplan, S.
and Burnett, J.
(2005),
Effect of Dissolved Air on the Density and Refractive Index of Water, International Journal of Thermophysics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50167
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Effect of Dissolved Air on the Density and Refractive Index of Water
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, Simon G. Kaplan, John H. Burnett
Abstract
We consider the effect of dissolved air on the density and the refractive index of liquid water from 0 ¿aC to 50 ¿aC. The density effect is calculated from the best available values of Henry's constants and partial molar volumes for the components of air; the results are in agreement with some previous experimental studies but not others. The refractive-index effect is calculated as a function of wavelength from the same information, plus the refractivities of the atmospheric gases. We also report experimental measurements of the refractive-index effect at both visible and ultraviolet wavelengths; the measured and calculated values are in reasonable agreement. The magnitude of the refractive-index change, while small, is several times larger than a previous estimate in the literature.Citation
International Journal of Thermophysics
Volume
26
Issue
5
Pub Type
Journals
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Keywords
air, calibration, density, refractive index, water
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Created September 29, 2005, Updated October 12, 2021